German gay football kiss ad goes viral

With Euro 2012 underway, an anti-homophobia campaign poster by German activists Maneo has suddenly gone viral on the blogosphere gaining 1,700 likes on Facebook and 500 shares.

The UEFA European Football Championships in Poland and Ukraine has already been dogged by concerns over homophobia and racism.

The poster which was initially made for the 2006 World Cup in Germany and shows two soccer players kissing asks the question: ‘Would you beat up your favourite player for this?’

Founded in 1990, Maneo considers itself to be the most experienced and best know gay anti-violence campaign in Germany. They document incidents of violence against gay and bisexual men and provide counselling and long term support to victims of violence.